Two Frankfort High students were recently named Students of the Week at Trailblazer Early College and Career Academy in Harrodsburg.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4075 and the Auxiliary are sponsoring several contests for youth and teachers in the community.

The Frankfort Independent Schools board passed a working budget for the 2021-2022 school year at its meeting Monday, and it had two things Board Chairman Jina Greathouse was happy to see.

Second Street’s Lexi Parker has turned heads with her strong start to the school year, and she’s been selected as the WesBanco Student of the Week.

Ryan Hale first applied for the Gene and John Ed McConnell Foundation’s Extra Mile Award in 2009.

Felicity Bryan has made quite an impression in the first month of school, and she’s the WesBanco Student of the Week.

COVID-19 was a topic of conversation at the Frankfort Independent Schools board meeting Monday night.

For 81 straight years, starting in 1939, Frankfort High had a parade.

The Frankfort Independent Schools Board of Education wasted little time in passing the tax rate for the 2021-2022 school year.

Frankfort Independent Schools Superintendent Houston Barber gave the district’s weekly COVID-19 update Friday on Twitter.

The Frankfort Independent Schools Board of Education heard an update on COVID-19 at its regular meeting Monday.

Editor's Note: This story was updated at 5:230 p.m. Aug. 14 with a COVID update from Frankfort Independent Schools Superintendent Houston Barber.

Editor's Note: This story was updated at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 11 to correct the proposed tax rate.

Due to the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases in Kentucky, especially with the delta variant affecting children more, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday that he has issued a mask mandate for all schools in the state.

With school starting Monday, the Frankfort Independent Schools tied up some loose ends at a special board meeting Wednesday.

Frankfort Independent Schools will open Monday with in-person instruction, but there will be a stipulation.

Every week Maximus Breidert and Carter Rollins mow Raymonde Jacques’ yard.

Frankfort Independent Schools recently announced the names of the 2020 and 2021 Hall of Fame inductees.

Second Street School STEM teacher Katie Murphy was all smiles Saturday morning as she prepared for a flight on a Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Gippsland GA8 at the Capital City Airport. 

Frankfort Independent Schools has announced the hiring of Paul Thompson as its district athletic and activities director.

The renovation of Second Street School’s playgrounds moved a step closer to reality at the Frankfort Independent Schools board meeting Monday.

A Frankfort High School student has been named to the 2021-22 Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council.

Diversity among educational staff is something local school administrators are seeking.

Gabriel Langley Boaventura started taking dual credit classes when he was in middle school as a way to challenge himself.

The Frankfort Independent Schools Board of Education received a TIGER Grant update for work being done on Second Street Monday, and board members and FIS staff had a chance to voice their concerns.

Frankfort High held its senior parade May 20 in South Frankfort. 

Alex Aossey’s love of gaming has made him a state champion.

Frankfort High School students have been able to get out from behind their desks and do some hands-on work in a “food forest” they are creating at the school.

To celebrate local educators for Teacher Appreciation Week, Wiggins Orthodontics hosted a contest asking Frankfort and Lawrenceburg students to nominate their favorite teachers.

To honor survivors and victims of gun violence, local organizations are partnering to raise awareness of the issue and help those in need.

The Frankfort Independent Schools Board of Education approved a supplemental year for students at its meeting Monday.

Frankfort High students Ella Abney and Lilia Saxena Smithson started out with an idea.

Mikey Mitchell is dedicated to school.

Senior Halle Simons was surprised on the steps of Frankfort High School Friday with a $1,000 scholarship presented by the Friends of Paul Sawyier Public Library.

The Frankfort High School Drama Club will present "The Frankfort Drama Revue." "The Revue" is constructed on a variety show format and features multiple scenes and vignettes from well-known plays, as well as some more obscure works. This is the students' first theatrical production in over a…

When Frankfort High math teacher Melissa Crosby heard from Cambridge University Press about its dedicated-teacher awards, she was skeptical.

A total of 17 local high school juniors have been selected for the Governor’s Scholars Program this summer.

Second Street School preschoolers got into the Derby spirit Wednesday as they raced their pool noodle horses — with names like T-Rex, Watermelon, Elsa and Joe — across the Old Capitol lawn.

The Frankfort Independent Schools Board of Education approved a 2% raise for certified personnel beginning in fiscal year 2021-22.

Kids Fest, the annual kindergarten readiness event hosted by the First5 Franklin Early Childhood Council in collaboration with Frankfort Independent and Franklin County schools, is planned for next week.

Four local students are among the 120 selected to attend the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs, a highly competitive summer program for Kentucky high schoolers to focus on product innovation and business model design.

Frankfort High will have its graduation ceremony May 21 on the front lawn of the school.